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special assessment

noun

  1. a tax levied by a local government on private property to pay the cost of local public improvements, as sidewalk construction or sewage disposal, that are of general benefit to the property taxed.


special assessment

noun

  1. (in the US) a special charge levied on property owners by a county or municipality to help pay the costs of a civic improvement that increases the value of their property
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of special assessment1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences

There is a low risk of a special assessment when the percent funded is above 70 percent.

Finally, I will impose the mandatory special assessment of $1,100, $100 for each count.

The American Federation of Labor levied a special assessment on all its members in aid of the strikers.

Recently the special assessment method has come into limited use in financing rural highway improvements.

If a special assessment were levied and confirmed, what would your duty be to secure the erecting and lighting of the lamps?

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